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MARCH 15, 2018

Audi’s first fully electric series-produced model, the Audi e-tron, will be available in Germany starting at €80,000 (US$98,800), said Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management, at Audi’s annual press conference in Ingolstadt. Audi will stage the world premiere of the battery-electric vehicle this summer in Brussels.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The BMW Group is expanding production capacity and increasing its staff at the Competence Center for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing faster than originally planned. Due to growing demand for electrified vehicles, the plant expects the number of modules needed for production of high-voltage batteries to double from the previous year.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The BMW Group and Great Wall Motor have launched a new joint venture—Spotlight Automotive Limited—and are building a joint plant in China, where the BMW Group will produce future fully-electric models of its MINI brand. The construction phase is planned for 2020 to 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2022

Last year, almost 40% of all new Porsche vehicles delivered in Europe were already at least partly electric—i.e. plug-in hybrids or fully electric models. But by 2030, the share of all new vehicles with an all-electric drive should be more than 80%, Blume said. —Oliver Blume. Sales in 2021 were €33.1

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2020

Volkswagen is electrifying the eighth generation of the Golf with two new plug-in hybrid versions: the Golf eHybrid and Golf GTE. The new Golf plug-in hybrid versions feature 50% more energy capacity (13 kWh) compared with the plug-in hybrid drive of the Golf Mk7. This allows a wider electric range.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

3 EV this summer, demand for electrified Volkswagen products has increased in Germany. model series is for the fully electric version, with around 20,000 orders received over the first three months of this year. was launched in November 2019 and represents the new entry-level model to Volkswagen’s electric world.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Volvo has delivered three heavy-duty line-haul electric trucks to Danfoss. The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

billion (contract duration from 2020 to 2031), with €4.5 billion for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. billion for the BMW Group and €2.8

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2020

The ramp-up phase of production started last year. The pumps will be installed in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) in the Chinese plants of the customer. EVP production in Shanghai. The pumps can as well be used in fully electric vehicles and even in conventional drivetrains.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

plug-in hybrid or full electric—models by 2025. The network will be in place for the launch of the fully electric SUV in 2018. Audi is one of the very few automakers to now put out a firm aspirational target for electric-drive vehicle sales. This is the first fully electric Audi conceived with the US in mind.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will extend its range of compact cars into new segments based on its new Compact Modular Architecture (CMA)—a smaller version of Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) ( earlier post ). The company also announced its electrification strategy in which plug-in hybrids will be introduced across its entire range.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

The BMW Group announced that the new battery-electric MINI will be a variant of the brand’s core 3-door model. This fully electric car will go into production in 2019, increasing the choice of MINI powertrains to include gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines, a plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) and a battery electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2019

At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Audi is showing four battery-electric drive vehicles, the series versions of which will celebrate their premiere by the end of 2020. The company will introduce the series-production version of its coupé equivalent, the Audi e-tron Sportback, later in 2019. Audi e-tron GT concept.

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MAY 9, 2018

Audi aims to sell approximately 800,000 fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the year 2025. Also in electric mobility, we want to become the Number 1 among the premium manufacturers—with full suitability for everyday use, no compromises, top quality and driving pleasure for the customer.

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MAY 27, 2021

Production of fifth-generation high-voltage batteries and battery modules for use in the BMW iX and BMW i4 is now underway at the BMW’s Competence Center for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing. —Dr Michael Nikolaides, Senior Vice President, Production Engines and E-Drives, BMW Group.

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MAY 14, 2020

The new MAN Lion’s City 18 E electric articulated 18-meter bus will begin testing with customers in Barcelona and Cologne in the second half of 2020. Sales of the 18-meter electric bus started in April. Two electric central motors on the second and third axles give the bus the power it needs for city traffic.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Audi is already developing high-voltage batteries for plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in Neckarsulm. Now, development of complete high-voltage battery portfolios for fully electric vehicles is being predominantly settled at that location and gradually expanded for that purpose. — Rolf Klotz, chairman of the Works Council.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A new report from Kelley Blue Book indicates electric vehicle sales peaked in the United States in Q4 2021, accounting for 4.5 The KBB report says nearly 500,000 fully-electric vehicles were purchased last year. percent of all automobile sales in the final three months of the year. million, it says.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2019

XL, a growing provider of vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, made two significant announcements designed to capitalize on the company’s current momentum and position the business for rapid, sustainable growth in 2020 and beyond. —Dimitri Kazarinoff.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

The alternative drive concept combines an electric drivetrain with a high-voltage battery and a highly efficient energy converter for the first time. — Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of Management and Board of Management Member for Technical Development and Product Lines at AUDI AG.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Hamburger Hochbahn—one of the biggest public transport carriers in Germany—has announced the list of potential suppliers of 530 electric buses to be delivered between 2021-2125. Daimler Buses will be providing the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and the new eCitaro G articulated bus.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

By 2025, the company will offer 25 fully electric and plug-in hybrid models worldwide. The fifth generation of electric drive train and battery technology, available from 2021, uses scalable, modular electrification kits that will allow all model series to be fitted with every type of drive train.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Worldwide light-duty vehicle production. Production of light-duty passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 The major driver of increased production and sales are the emerging economies, especially China. Electric vehicle (EV) production remains at barely perceptible levels, according to the report.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

The new BMW 330e plug-in hybrid features the latest generation of BMW eDrive technology paired with a four-cylinder gasoline engine. Making its debut appearance in a BMW, the standard-fitted XtraBoost raises the system output of the plug-in hybrid to a maximum 215 kW/292 hp. The plug-in hybrid system pools the abilities of a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

The Swedish company plans to achieve this aim by offering at least two hybrid versions of every model in its range and releasing the first all-electric car in 2019. The focus point of this strategy is the introduction of plug-in hybrid variants across the entire range of SPA- and CMA-based cars.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

The Mondeo Energi, to be launched in early 2018, will be the first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by the Changan Ford JV. Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2016

Volkswagen ceased production of the Phaeton in March.) One of the exhibition highlights is a half-hour test drive with electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Volkswagen’s concept four-door Sport Coupé Concept GTE ( earlier post ) plug-in hybrid sports car is also showcased. A further twenty models are planned by 2020.

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JULY 3, 2021

BMW has begun series production of the fully-electric BMW iX in Dingolfing. combustion-engine vehicles, plug-in hybrids and fully-electric models—on a single line. Start of Production of the new BMW iX at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing. BMW AG Member of the Board of Management, Production.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Globally, by 2025, Audi is aiming to have 30 electrified models on sale, with 20 of those vehicles fully electric. In the US, Audi has already introduced five production models: the Audi Q5 TFSI e, A7 TFSI e and A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) as well as the e-tron all-electric SUV and upcoming e-tron Sportback.

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JULY 11, 2018

Working with our new and existing joint venture partners, we are developing an electric, smart and sustainable future for individual mobility for our customers in China. Working with our new and existing joint venture partners, we are developing an electric, smart and sustainable future for individual mobility for our customers in China.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 7, 2024

Which electric truck detailed this week got a lower price and more range than originally announced? In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

The first Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle from the EQ brand made its US premiere at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. The EQC features two electric motors at the front and rear axles with a combined output of 402 hp. The EQC will go on sale in the US in 2020. Together, they generate an output of 402 hp and a maximum torque of 564 lb-ft.

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MARCH 3, 2024

However it has indicated that production models based on these concepts will include a mix of hybrid and internal combustion powertrains. 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech Renault brought back a hot-hatch design from decades ago, in the form of the Renault 5 E-Tech EV —at a lower price than any electric car currently offered in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The British luxury car manufacturer Bentley has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030 and planning to release their first electric vehicle in 2025. Bently has also launched a new initiative called the Five-in-Five plan, which calls for the company to release a new electric vehicle every year from 2025 through 2030.

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